Example sentences of "[noun] seem [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His eyes seemed to draw in the light like two unreflecting pools and she was unable to tell whether she had dented his ego or not , but the patronising note that came into his voice hinted that she had somehow won that round . |
| 2 | His eyes seemed to glow in the darkness . |
| 3 | Alexei 's eyes seemed to stare for a moment into the middle distance . |
| 4 | Even in death their lips were curled in a snarl ; their wizened faces and staring , blank eyes seemed to gloat over the evil they had planned . |
| 5 | The entry seemed to jump off the page , twisting her stomach painfully . |
| 6 | These ratings seemed to vary in a way which was related to variables such as the amount of traffic present in the situation and estimated risk . |
| 7 | Nicolo 's words seemed to hang in the silence that suddenly enveloped the room . |
| 8 | The words seemed to linger on the air . |
| 9 | The words seemed to vibrate against the softness of her cotton-clad flesh , which was in such disturbing contact with his musk-scented blue shirt . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've come to find you ! ’ he cried , struggling back to his feet ; but the words seemed to blur into a shout that was almost meaningless . |
| 11 | Once more Margaret Seymour-Strachey 's words seemed to come from the front of her head , and to be as contradictory as words usually are when they do n't represent what one is really thinking about . |
| 12 | Its legs — if it had legs — were covered in what looked like a large brown sheet , and the light seemed to come from a kind of lamp attached to the back of what could , or could not , be its head . |
| 13 | The photograph seemed to leap off the page to hit her . |
| 14 | Obviously one does n't believe everything one sees in the media , but this programme seemed to capture in a nutshell what is wrong with our economy . |
| 15 | The chief superintendent seemed to revel in the reprimand he issued to her . |
| 16 | only problem was that these lapses in concentration seemed to conicide with the ball heading towards him , hence the comment ‘ and Sprake has let in a sitter ’ . |
| 17 | Primary schools seem to manage with the term ‘ classroom teacher ’ and their cross-curricular approach may have much to offer the secondary curriculum . |
| 18 | You also notice that Sebadoh are n't afraid to improvise live and that they 're so prolific , perfectly-formed new songs seem to drop from the sky . |
| 19 | Reciprocation seems to depend on the expectation of assistance from the beneficiary at a later time . |
| 20 | He lets the silence linger for ten endless seconds , during which his bulk seems to swell in the room . |
| 21 | Geraci seemed to hesitate for a moment . |
| 22 | When Luke called her heart seemed to expand at the look of admiration that slipped over his face as his gaze took in her simple cream suit in thick , crunchy lace , the severe black camisole she wore beneath it , but he merely murmured , ‘ Punctual as always . |
| 23 | Official inertia and resistance to change have at times seemed to spring from a sense of hopelessness . |
| 24 | It is just as well that Plainsong seemed to take to the track on her debut in the Fillies ' Maiden she was aimed at the race because owner Peter Innes was a steward at the meeting . |
| 25 | Their peaks seemed to float above the ground . |
| 26 | El-Gharbi seemed to feel under no pressure at all to reduce his asking figure , and Owen felt that this was not just a matter of negotiating tactics . |
| 27 | As the softly spoken syllables seemed to hover in the air around them with a soft moan he drew her fiercely against him , raining kisses on her face , making her shiver deliciously . |
| 28 | There was a moment of silence as their gazes locked , and his last sentence seemed to hang in the air , as if it had a meaning beyond the surface value of the words . |
| 29 | Many of the differences between the competing groups seemed to evaporate after the resignation of Peter Lawson , General Secretary of the Central Council of Physical Recreation , as a director of the London 2000 group . |
| 30 | The planned destruction of so much of Romania 's rural heritage seemed to go against the tenor of Ceauşescu 's out-spoken nationalism . |